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we have obama care. everybody is about to explode and all you want to talk about is taxion small businesses. you don't want to talk about cutting spending. >> where are the $2 trillion in republican cuts? where are they? they don't want to talk about it either. >> sean: tax reform. they want hang only. tax reform. medicare reform and save social security. >> sean. >> sean: all the things have been discussed and proposed by paul ryan and his budget. >> the whole reason this happened is the fiscal cliff that we are facing the fiscal cliff was supposedly because what the two sides couldn't agree to in 2011 they would make it so horrible that they would have to do something. now, they can't do anything big. we are not even sure tonight whether it would be something small to get through the fiscal cliff. >> sean: i think the president ought to fly to hawaii to play rounds 108, 109, 110. bill cunningham is a scratch golfer. i don't think he has played that many rounds in a year, have you? >> sean hannity we ha
we have obama care. everybody is about to explode and all you want to talk about is taxion small businesses. you don't want to talk about cutting spending. >> where are the $2 trillion in republican cuts? where are they? they don't want to talk about it either. >> sean: tax reform. they want hang only. tax reform. medicare reform and save social security. >> sean. >> sean: all the things have been discussed and proposed by paul ryan and his budget. >> the whole...
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i mean, they had 30 votes in the house, to repeal obama care. these are republican votes, john boehner kind of presided, and, obviously, they were going nowhere. but you have republicans over and over again, simply holding symbolic votes to make a point, and then when it comes to real votes, they simply say, no. the tea partyers, who were elected in 2010, really have had their way. and the one distinction we see, coming out of that 2010 election and the tea partyers, and what they did, is to have a congress that is absolutely at loggerheads and gridlock and is incapable of functioning. >> let me ask you something, professor reich. you know, a lot of us ignore common sense or what's right beneath our noses, so to speak, or like edgar alan poe's purloin letter, hidden in plain sight, what is the deal? why is it that republicans are so bitterly opposed to president obama? is it his race? is it his youth? is it his party? what is it that has aroused such deep and bitter suspicion and resistance to this man? >> well, i think it's some of all of the a
i mean, they had 30 votes in the house, to repeal obama care. these are republican votes, john boehner kind of presided, and, obviously, they were going nowhere. but you have republicans over and over again, simply holding symbolic votes to make a point, and then when it comes to real votes, they simply say, no. the tea partyers, who were elected in 2010, really have had their way. and the one distinction we see, coming out of that 2010 election and the tea partyers, and what they did, is to...
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a cliff dive means blaming president obama for a big dive in the short term. jonathan allen goes on to say ooh an easier sell to constituents than a pre-cliff deal. are there members holding out to gain political ground back home, marte in? >> i don't think so. i think think that's an awfully cynical view and there are pressures on members that some of your other guests have talked about, some of the tea party members who feel like they might get a primary against them or they might not be able to be reelected if they went down this road. here's the problem. if i understand correctly what happened recently, there are 190 republicans who are ready to vote for plan b. there are 50 republicans who will vote no in the republican conference and so boehner said because he being aren't get 218 votes he would let the 50 who would vote no overrule the 190 who would vote yes. that's an enormous problem from the way government operates and what should have happened is there should have been some compromise and efforts to compromise between boehner and the democrats and i
a cliff dive means blaming president obama for a big dive in the short term. jonathan allen goes on to say ooh an easier sell to constituents than a pre-cliff deal. are there members holding out to gain political ground back home, marte in? >> i don't think so. i think think that's an awfully cynical view and there are pressures on members that some of your other guests have talked about, some of the tea party members who feel like they might get a primary against them or they might not...
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now, president obama obviously has earned the right to nominate whoever he wants. i think this will be a very tough confirmation process. i don't know how it would end, but there are reasonable questions to ask and that chuck hagel will have to ask. >> finally in our last minute i need you to solve the fiscal cliff problem. specifically we all know that the speaker left. he couldn't get his caucus to join him on his backup plan, and he said hey, mr. president and senator reid, the majority leader in the senate, it's up to you guys to fix this. what is senator reid's next move should mitch mcconnell get into this? how is this playing out? >> well, candy, i will it tell you that in the aftermath of house republicans rejecting speaker boehner's so-called plan b, it's the first time i feel it's more likely that will go over the cliff than not. if we allow that to happen, it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time. maybe ever in american history, because of the impact it will have on almost every american. taxes up, p
now, president obama obviously has earned the right to nominate whoever he wants. i think this will be a very tough confirmation process. i don't know how it would end, but there are reasonable questions to ask and that chuck hagel will have to ask. >> finally in our last minute i need you to solve the fiscal cliff problem. specifically we all know that the speaker left. he couldn't get his caucus to join him on his backup plan, and he said hey, mr. president and senator reid, the...
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every freedom we cherish as americans is endangered by obama. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. now, that is not what i would call a modulated, reasoned thoughtful reaction to the politics of the world. this sounds like a guy who is a paranoid nut. which he might be. how did the nra end up like this? >> to bar a cliche, this is not your father's nra. the history it used to be more of a sporting group. it supported gun control in 1934 and it supported or endorsed a certain kind of gun control in 1968. it is only since the 1970s that the leadership the nra has hijacked by this radical group that you know, really, you know, engages in the kind of fearmongering and paranoia -- even glenn beck would blush at some of this stuff which is hard to believe. they do it -- i mean it fueled rise in gun sales in ammo sales. ammo sales went through the roof when barack obama became president because they told their members he was going to confiscate people's guns and they're still pushing this message. this puts more money into the pockets of the gun
every freedom we cherish as americans is endangered by obama. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. now, that is not what i would call a modulated, reasoned thoughtful reaction to the politics of the world. this sounds like a guy who is a paranoid nut. which he might be. how did the nra end up like this? >> to bar a cliche, this is not your father's nra. the history it used to be more of a sporting group. it supported gun control in 1934 and it supported or endorsed a certain kind...
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obama is running out the clock. in your polls, it's clear that you can look and find support for any position you want. yes, the strongest supports for raising taxes on the rich. that will happen. but remember, the republicans caved on that, on the day after election. offering almost $1 trillion in revenues. you do get people saying that is not enough by 10 to 1 in the poll. but you have to also have spenning cuts. that is where obama is running out the clock. as nina indicated prominent democrats are saying we won't move on major issues on any entitlement reform. you get the president offered about half a trillion in cuts, over ten years. this is a government that is going to spen over the decade about $45 trillion. it has $16 trillion in debt an offering half a trillion in cuts. not serious. and unless obama moves on that nothing will happen. we are going over niagara falls. >> chris: i won't be here tomorrow. bret thankfully will be back but my guess is he will ask about the tortoise race and what is ahead by a n
obama is running out the clock. in your polls, it's clear that you can look and find support for any position you want. yes, the strongest supports for raising taxes on the rich. that will happen. but remember, the republicans caved on that, on the day after election. offering almost $1 trillion in revenues. you do get people saying that is not enough by 10 to 1 in the poll. but you have to also have spenning cuts. that is where obama is running out the clock. as nina indicated prominent...
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health care deals like the nebraska one which wasn't very popular and didn't look great and barack obama looked more like a more ordinary politician and that's really what she was acting to. and that's why i think the partnership is so interesting. it's not that we're like delving into the secrets into their marriage. we're looking at her vision of the presidency and what she stakes him to and the standards she has and whether he can meet them. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. it is about 45 minutes. >> thank you all for coming and supporting independent book stores. so thanks for supporting independent bookstores. [applause] >> we have a very good book for you today. he's a professor at roger williams university and he has spoken to many stories. he's here today to discuss his latest book buckley. please join me in welcoming carl pogus. it's a pleasure to talk to you today about william f.buckley and maybe most speakers don't start by telling you their political affiliation but i think that's important and interesting. i happen to be a liberal and i know i'
health care deals like the nebraska one which wasn't very popular and didn't look great and barack obama looked more like a more ordinary politician and that's really what she was acting to. and that's why i think the partnership is so interesting. it's not that we're like delving into the secrets into their marriage. we're looking at her vision of the presidency and what she stakes him to and the standards she has and whether he can meet them. >> you can watch this and other programs...
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we've had today obama's victory, the 95th anniversary of the october revolution, the great socialist day, and you've touched and the historical events. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: well, i don't really want to cover revolution to cause such enthusiasm in the aisles. well, i mentioned it because you, like me, experience the winds of change in 1989. and one of the consequences was a system where there was social freedoms, individual freedoms, something that those two things couldn't work together for anything for a time to announce a policy been adopted, the city greece and other countries in the periphery of europe, a policy of austerity that forces people into poverty, it forces them to lose their jobs, smes are getting. they don't have any future, and they're not going to succeed. austerity kills. some of my members from my group have got that message across to you before this mean. and i would refer you to the social rights and committee of the council, the council of your. it suggested a number of measures on a member and where they infringed the social charter. that
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. >> first it was boehner and obama, they failed to get a grand bargain. john boehner was unable to pass his plan b debt reduction bill and they decided to go in another way. boehner said let's see what the senate can do. we saw senator reid and mitch mcconnell try to get a deal, that failed. now mcconnell and biden who have a very good relationship. they worked on extending the tax breaks in 2010 they are trying it. the clock is ticking. the public is going to have to read this bill and members will demand that they read this bill before they vote on it and that's why we will go over the fiscal cliff. >> great to have you here today. i know the clock is ticking. i know you're watching it closely. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. gregg. jon: a new report on the terror attack on our consulate in libya. who they are blaming for the deaths of four americans including our ambassador. a french court says goodbye to that country's controversial 75% tax rate on the wealthy. don't you wish you were living in france? what that means for the socialist
. >> first it was boehner and obama, they failed to get a grand bargain. john boehner was unable to pass his plan b debt reduction bill and they decided to go in another way. boehner said let's see what the senate can do. we saw senator reid and mitch mcconnell try to get a deal, that failed. now mcconnell and biden who have a very good relationship. they worked on extending the tax breaks in 2010 they are trying it. the clock is ticking. the public is going to have to read this bill and...
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as you know, president obama laid out a step that we can take right now that will bring more certainty and stability to our economy and be fair to the middle class. republicans must stop holding middle income tax cuts hostage to their tax cuts for their wealthy friends, big oil, special interest. what's really important about all of this is that the policies you see them advocating are directly related to the politics and political climate that we are in. you cannot have fairness to the middle class and your policy if you have complete unreported, large significant special interest money pouring into the political process. to suffocate the system, to suppress the vote and to poison the debate. that's why we've issued a dare to say we dare, disclose, amend the constitution to overturn citizens united, reform the politics, increase the role of small donors in the political system and elect reformers of any party who are willing to do that. our founders knew our system depended on a democracy for the voice and vote of the many determine the outcome of elections and therefore the policies
as you know, president obama laid out a step that we can take right now that will bring more certainty and stability to our economy and be fair to the middle class. republicans must stop holding middle income tax cuts hostage to their tax cuts for their wealthy friends, big oil, special interest. what's really important about all of this is that the policies you see them advocating are directly related to the politics and political climate that we are in. you cannot have fairness to the middle...
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brit where is obama care now? how secure is it as a big government programt >> well, as a political/legislative matter it is more vulnerable to appeal than it was before for the reasons you just discussed with senator mcconnell. this opens the pos isibility th it can be acted on potentially repealed using a process called budget reconciliation which means no filibuster allowed simple majority of 51 is enough to undo the law. and furthermore in terms of the popularity of the law, in jack lew's interview it was a classic illustration. this is going to do nothing with the law's popularity. it is unpopular it will be a sizable tax increase and the admin stwrags is terribly eager not to have that get around as you can see. as a political/legislative matter the law is on shakier ground. >> how secure is obama care? >> i am not totally sure that i agree with that. it's unclear exactly how easy it is going to be for republicans to repeal the whole thing using reconciliation. perhaps now because it has been label add tax t
brit where is obama care now? how secure is it as a big government programt >> well, as a political/legislative matter it is more vulnerable to appeal than it was before for the reasons you just discussed with senator mcconnell. this opens the pos isibility th it can be acted on potentially repealed using a process called budget reconciliation which means no filibuster allowed simple majority of 51 is enough to undo the law. and furthermore in terms of the popularity of the law, in jack...
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the supreme court upholds obama >> the supreme court up holds obama care. giving obama a victory but giving mitt romney a new issue. we will find out what president obama thinks of the court's decision. and how healthcare reform will work in the real world. white house chief of staff. promising to wipe the law off the books. we will discuss the gop plan for repeal and replace. with the senate's top republican mitch mcconnell. plus obama care and the 2012 election. we will ask our sunday panel how the court's big rulings will play on the campaign trail. all right now on fox news sun dach dachlt >>> the supreme court issued a historic ruling in obama care this week. that didn't end the intense debate. joining us from new york to discuss the ruling and how the law will be implemented is white house chief of staff jack lew. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thank you for having me. >> does the president feel the law is safe or does he believe it must clear another hurdle in the november election to take full effect? >> chris, one thing that is great about o
the supreme court upholds obama >> the supreme court up holds obama care. giving obama a victory but giving mitt romney a new issue. we will find out what president obama thinks of the court's decision. and how healthcare reform will work in the real world. white house chief of staff. promising to wipe the law off the books. we will discuss the gop plan for repeal and replace. with the senate's top republican mitch mcconnell. plus obama care and the 2012 election. we will ask our sunday...
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brit where is obama care now? how secure is it as a big government program that is going go forward? >> as a political/september matter it is more vulnerable to repeal. this being a tax opens the possibility that it can be dealt with acted on potentially repealed using a process called budget reconciliation which means no filibuster allowed. a simple majority of 51 is enough to undo the law. and further more, in terms of the popularity of the law, in jack lew's interview with you was a classic illustration of this, this is going to do nothing for the law's popularity. already unpopular. now, it turns out it will involve a sizeable tax increase. and the administration is terribly eager not have that get around as you can see. so as a political/legislative matter the law is on shakier ground. if they upheld it under the commerce clause that would have been a different proposition? >> chris: liz, how secure is obama care? >> i'm not totally sure i agree with that. it is unclear exactly how easy it is going to be for
brit where is obama care now? how secure is it as a big government program that is going go forward? >> as a political/september matter it is more vulnerable to repeal. this being a tax opens the possibility that it can be dealt with acted on potentially repealed using a process called budget reconciliation which means no filibuster allowed. a simple majority of 51 is enough to undo the law. and further more, in terms of the popularity of the law, in jack lew's interview with you was a...
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i think, you know, president obama would be my hero. would be my hero if he would do what a dad needs to do. >> thank you for coming in and sharing some of your story. we wish all of those families waiting out there anxiously, we hope it somehow gets worked out. >> thank you so much. >> boys, thank you for kwoming in. >>> police are now searching for a woman who witnesses say pushed a man into the path of a oncoming subway train. it's the second such killing in a month. >>> a horrifying death that may give chills to anyone who rides the subway and for new yorkers, it's a gruesome repeat of a crime that shockeded it city. cnn's poppy harlow has the story. poppy? >> reporter: candy, twice this month someone is pushed from a new york city subway platform in front of an oncoming train and killed. it happened right on this platform on thursday. >> it was horrible. fell to the bottom and i never want to hear something like that again. >> reporter: this man heard the final scream of the victim. james callanan's train was halted because of the
i think, you know, president obama would be my hero. would be my hero if he would do what a dad needs to do. >> thank you for coming in and sharing some of your story. we wish all of those families waiting out there anxiously, we hope it somehow gets worked out. >> thank you so much. >> boys, thank you for kwoming in. >>> police are now searching for a woman who witnesses say pushed a man into the path of a oncoming subway train. it's the second such killing in a...
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. >>> and it's primary day, republicans hoping to take on president obama today are competing for a 107 delegates. 47 in alabama, 37 in mississippi. 17 in hawaii. and 6 more in caucuses in america samoa. a you can watch it on c-span television. >>> and on the democratic side of the aisle, union workers planning to flex their muscle it's endorsing the president in his own re-election bid and it says it will mount a massive door to door effort across the board in a way to counter a flood of money. >>> our lead story this hour the transportation bill, you heard from senator harry reid. the senate is undertaking a series of votes on packages of amendments that have been akreeed to by both senate and house. we begin with senator jim demint. it will end all energy tax subsidies. part of this transportation bill. >>> we have all complained about these major corporations that don't pay any taxes. >> please, let there be order. thank you. the senator from south carolina may begin at this time. >> we all complained about the corporations that don't pay any taxes only to find that many times that'
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if you repeal obama care. how will you protect those people with pxisting conditions. >> guest: over the half of the states have a risk pools that deal with that issue. i don't think anybody thinks that the federal government can take over the whole area all of the health care for 300 million merrence and take - americans and make it better. it ought to be done in the state level. >> chris: insurance companies say they can't afford to make the deal and they can't take anybody if they have a preexistings condition unless they get all of the customers from the man date >> guest: that's what the high risk pools are for, kris. >> chris: you are saying that would take care of people who don't have insurance and want insurance and are denied it because of a preexisting condition. >> guest: it ought to be dealt with the state and over half of the states are developed. >> chris: even if you win a majority in the senate, chances are democrats will have enough votes to conduct a filibuster and republican colleagues are
if you repeal obama care. how will you protect those people with pxisting conditions. >> guest: over the half of the states have a risk pools that deal with that issue. i don't think anybody thinks that the federal government can take over the whole area all of the health care for 300 million merrence and take - americans and make it better. it ought to be done in the state level. >> chris: insurance companies say they can't afford to make the deal and they can't take anybody if...
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to replace obama. we'll have to do that. >> chris: president obama and governor romney waisting no time to turn the supreme court ruling back into a weapon. congressional republicans, we saw mitch mcconnell pick up on chief justice ruling that the mandate is a tax . president obama broke his pledge. liz, how effective is that argument, especially given the fact that romney has his own man date in massachusetts. >> i think there will be challenges on both sides. this has been a tricky issue for the bum - obama wight white. you know they want to talk about the economy you know it is not a good issue for them. something about obama in his own campaign did not compain for an individual man date and i think it is coming back it hurt him in part. he campaigned against it and now passes it and now has to defend it and now he's having to defend it against someone who passed one himself. arguably it was romney signature achievement and i think that is awkward for romney to go out there and essentially claim and
to replace obama. we'll have to do that. >> chris: president obama and governor romney waisting no time to turn the supreme court ruling back into a weapon. congressional republicans, we saw mitch mcconnell pick up on chief justice ruling that the mandate is a tax . president obama broke his pledge. liz, how effective is that argument, especially given the fact that romney has his own man date in massachusetts. >> i think there will be challenges on both sides. this has been a...
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president obama's policies, 24% blame him for the rising gas prices. but 21%, just 3% fewer, blame republicans. this does not look like a clear-cut case of a political blunder. a lot of people blame republicans. >> why don't we just look at the facts, regardless of how polls reflect what people feel about the oil industry, which is not surprising. the congressional research service, which is not a polling operation, but analyzes objectively legislation, says if you raise taxes on oil production, the price of the gas at the pump goes even higher. this is an absurd suggestion when you've got $4 gasoline. what the president ought to be doing is approving the keystone pipeline. this is this massive private sector project that will bring energy down from our friendly neighbor, canada, to the united states. he's blocking it. what he's got to do is increase public production down here. land within the federal jurisdiction, the price is down 14%. he points, however, to increased production that he had nothing to do with. it's up 96% on state owned land and pri
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president obama giving the lawmakers here two options. one, to come up with their own alternative proposal. of course, that's something senate majority leader harry reid will work on. if not, he'll say put my plan to basic up or down vote. richard? >> kristen, i didn't hear much talk today about the sequester, big spending cuts people are talking about. didn't hear also about the debt creeling that tim geithner, the treasury secretary was saying we'd need to raise pretty much any day now. is this going to be the next couple of months in terms of this debate? does the white house have a strarjgy for dealing with both in the next face? >> well, they're quite clear that there's probably just too much at this point to put that in this initial package. specifically the debt ceiling. they're saying there's probably no way they're going to be able to address that right now. so they know they're going to have to deal with that and the tax hikes and spending cuts. you're absolutely right. in terms of strategy, if they have one, they haven't reveal
president obama giving the lawmakers here two options. one, to come up with their own alternative proposal. of course, that's something senate majority leader harry reid will work on. if not, he'll say put my plan to basic up or down vote. richard? >> kristen, i didn't hear much talk today about the sequester, big spending cuts people are talking about. didn't hear also about the debt creeling that tim geithner, the treasury secretary was saying we'd need to raise pretty much any day now....
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he knows while obama wants the debt ceiling debate removed, senate majority leader harry reid, he don't have the 51 votes he needs to get that passed so mcconnell is going to trap reed in a corner. >> an unlimited authority to borrow whenever he wants to for whatever amount he wants to? if the majority leader supports that proposal i would hope we can get a vote on it to give his members a chance to express themselves as to whether or not they think that's a good way forward for our country. >> jon: [bleep]. it is a classic opening. he's proposing a bill that he doesn't support, mcconnell, knowing that the president will look bad when harry reid refuses to call a vote on it >> senator mcconnell made a serious offer dealing with the debt ceiling in this country one of the most important issues facing the country. it's a serious offer. i personally haven't read it. my staff has looked at it. it's important enough that i would like to have a vote on it this afternoon. >> jon: haven't seen that before. harry reid just ate mcconnell's chess pieces. turns out reed had the 51 votes to pass mcc
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that moments ago, president obama saying he still has hope. >> i'm optimistic we may still be able o reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. senators reid and mcconnell are working on such an agreement as we speak. >> and as we speak, rich edson is live in washington with the very latest. >> well, it's up to the senate. staffers and a majority leader harry reid, minority leader mitch mcconnell are trying to negotiate a scaled-down debt deal to avoid some of the fiscal cliff and take other major decisions on taxes and spending to the future. again, in an afternoon white house meeting president obama pitch a debt plan he had outlined a week ago, prevent a tax increase for income of less than to an effective thousand dollars per year and extend long-term unemployment benefits. senate leaders are using that framework to try to craft a proposal to pass both houses of congress. aides say it would likely increase the threshold for tax increases, reversing massive pay cut from medicare doctors, and elections of millions of americans to avoid paying the alternative minimum tax.
that moments ago, president obama saying he still has hope. >> i'm optimistic we may still be able o reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. senators reid and mcconnell are working on such an agreement as we speak. >> and as we speak, rich edson is live in washington with the very latest. >> well, it's up to the senate. staffers and a majority leader harry reid, minority leader mitch mcconnell are trying to negotiate a scaled-down debt deal to avoid some of the...
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we'll find out what president obama thinks of the court's decision and how health care reform will work in the real world. the white house chief of staff, jack lew. then, republicans strike back. promising to wipe the law off of the books. we'll discuss the g.o.p. plan for repeal and replace. with the senate's top republican, mitch mcconnell. >>> plus, obamacare and the 2012 elections. we'll ask our sunday panel how the core's big ruling will play on the campaign trail. all, right now, on fox news sunday. ♪ and hello again from fox news in washington. >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. the supreme court issued its historic ruling in obamacare this week. but, that didn't end, the intense debate. joining us from new york, to discuss the ruling and how the law will be implemented is white house chief of staff, jack lew. welcome back to fox news sunday. >> good to be with you, chris, good morning. >> chris: now that the court has upheld obamacare, does the president feel that the law is safe or does he believe it must clear another hurdle in the november election to ta
we'll find out what president obama thinks of the court's decision and how health care reform will work in the real world. the white house chief of staff, jack lew. then, republicans strike back. promising to wipe the law off of the books. we'll discuss the g.o.p. plan for repeal and replace. with the senate's top republican, mitch mcconnell. >>> plus, obamacare and the 2012 elections. we'll ask our sunday panel how the core's big ruling will play on the campaign trail. all, right now,...
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president obama and vice president joe biden. they are getting a pay raise. you heard me correctly. they just got a raise by executive order. the president is ending the pay freeze on federal workers, which includes conongressional member. it was put in place three years ago. i don't know about you, listening to the folks that pushed us to the brink of the fiscal cliff. a little hard to take him at his neck? that's my "two cents more". that's it for tonight "willis report." thank you for joining us. don't forget to tape the show. if you can't testify. have a great night moments ago, president obama saying he still has hope. >> i'm optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. senators reid and mcconnell are working on such an agreement as we speak. >> and as we speak, rich edson is live in washington with the very latest. >> well, it's up to the senate. staffers and a majority leader harry reid, minority leader mitch mcconnell are trying to negotiate a scaled-down debt deal to avoid some of the fiscal cliff and take other major decisions on
president obama and vice president joe biden. they are getting a pay raise. you heard me correctly. they just got a raise by executive order. the president is ending the pay freeze on federal workers, which includes conongressional member. it was put in place three years ago. i don't know about you, listening to the folks that pushed us to the brink of the fiscal cliff. a little hard to take him at his neck? that's my "two cents more". that's it for tonight "willis report."...
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the chief investor there was a bundler for the obama campaign. it had the sound of political favoritism. well, i'd actually been researching this program for more than a year, and if you look at the entire program, you find that solyndra is literally just the tip of the iceberg. of the approximately $20 billion that have been handed out in this program, you can link more than 16 billion of it to obama-connected financeiers or capitalists. and what this means in very real numbers is that there are at least ten members of barack obama's 2008 national campaign finance committee and at least a dozen bundlers to his campaign that got solyndra-type loans or even larger. in some cases, two or three times larger. and many of these are in worse economic shape than slip that does. let me just give you sort of one example. bright source. it's a solar company out of california. largest investor is a venture fund headed by robert kennedy jr. of the famous family and the active environmentalist. they own the 25% stake in the entire company, the largest investo
the chief investor there was a bundler for the obama campaign. it had the sound of political favoritism. well, i'd actually been researching this program for more than a year, and if you look at the entire program, you find that solyndra is literally just the tip of the iceberg. of the approximately $20 billion that have been handed out in this program, you can link more than 16 billion of it to obama-connected financeiers or capitalists. and what this means in very real numbers is that there...
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. >> democrats in the senate have the sort of decided to link up with the obama campaign and make sure that are on any bipartisan discussions that occur it actually doesn't lead to a bipartisan agreement. >> and so as they say, it's deja vu all over again as house senate conferrees continue to scramble trying to meet the deadline the end of this month to work out some sort of agreement to extend that payroll tax cut in place through the end of february. the president and congress wants to seep it extended through the end of this year. but this question, how do you pay for it? welcome to hour two of "washington today." thanks for being with us. meanwhile critics saying that the president is abandoning his appeals to limit the role of money in politics the president's campaign is now encouraging donors to give generously to the kind of fund-raising groups he once described as a threat to democracy. his speech in 2010, the campaign is now urging supporters to give to the president's super pac led by two former obama aides it has struggled to compete with the tens of millions of dollars co
. >> democrats in the senate have the sort of decided to link up with the obama campaign and make sure that are on any bipartisan discussions that occur it actually doesn't lead to a bipartisan agreement. >> and so as they say, it's deja vu all over again as house senate conferrees continue to scramble trying to meet the deadline the end of this month to work out some sort of agreement to extend that payroll tax cut in place through the end of february. the president and congress...
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. >> obama appeases, not true. obama won on a policy term, not true. obama wants to cut $500 billion out of medicare. not true. a lot of his key arguments, and, of course, the jeep ad at the end. >> the one that offends me the most is the apology tour. it's foundational. he's putting that down in the ground. and i want to get joan in here. he puts that down and says sort of his takeoff platform. he's apologizing but i'll be a robust patriot. i'll defend america against anything foe or friend because i'm a real american. and this guy because he recognizes we live in a world of other countries that are decent countries. they're not all the enemy out there. this right wing attitude it's just us or just us and israel against all these evil third world people and they're just crazy about that. it's so dangerous. >> to finish this point for one second. the thing is -- and this is what ornstein was saying too. that his campaign was based on a lot of major big sweeping lies. now, you can look at obama and point out that he made a mistake, misrepresented obama'
. >> obama appeases, not true. obama won on a policy term, not true. obama wants to cut $500 billion out of medicare. not true. a lot of his key arguments, and, of course, the jeep ad at the end. >> the one that offends me the most is the apology tour. it's foundational. he's putting that down in the ground. and i want to get joan in here. he puts that down and says sort of his takeoff platform. he's apologizing but i'll be a robust patriot. i'll defend america against anything foe...
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sunday, barack obama will be david gregory's guest. i think you can bet that david will ask him all about the fiscal cliff talks. that is on "meet the press." >>> and what became of john boehner because not long ago he was the leader of a powerful leader of the house, but now he can't get his caucus to vote on the much approved plan b, and he is on the sidelines watching the fiscal cliff with the rest of us. this is "hardball." [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8. or...try kids boxes! >>> welcome back to "hardball." the president has made clear he wants a deal, but just how will a deal get done? joining me now from the hill is nbc's kelly o'donnell. kelly, i have heard a lot today about the house bill going to one, to the senate and getting amended, and is this some kind of smoke screen for the house republicans or some kind of legislative need to use the veh
sunday, barack obama will be david gregory's guest. i think you can bet that david will ask him all about the fiscal cliff talks. that is on "meet the press." >>> and what became of john boehner because not long ago he was the leader of a powerful leader of the house, but now he can't get his caucus to vote on the much approved plan b, and he is on the sidelines watching the fiscal cliff with the rest of us. this is "hardball." [ mother ] you can't leave the table...
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barack obama: any form of tax increase. >> chris: question, didn't the president break the promise? >> chris, you go back and you look at the laws that have been enacted since the president has taken office and we have cut taxes for those families. reduced their taxes. the only people -- >> you have raised taxes -- >> that is not what the supreme court said. the supreme court said it was constitutional and doesn't matter what congress calls it. >> chris: wait a minute. i don't think that is -- >> choose not to buy insurance. >> chris: they call it a tax. >> actually, technically what they said is congress has many powers and there is a commerce clause and taxing powers and it was constitutional. and that is what they said and it doesn't matter -- >> i can't let you go there. it specifically said it's not constitutional under the commerce clause, they said it is constitutional under the tax and as to the question about raising taxes for the middle class, if i may, sir, look at the record. the nonpartisan congressional budget office estimates that in 2016, 4 million americans will pay
barack obama: any form of tax increase. >> chris: question, didn't the president break the promise? >> chris, you go back and you look at the laws that have been enacted since the president has taken office and we have cut taxes for those families. reduced their taxes. the only people -- >> you have raised taxes -- >> that is not what the supreme court said. the supreme court said it was constitutional and doesn't matter what congress calls it. >> chris: wait a...
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we awaiting president obama. he will take the podium in a matter of minutes and will bring you a statement on the fiscal cliff live. "piles of money" is on the way. ♪ adam: we've got a live picture for you of the white house briefing room. president obama is going to make comments about the fiscal cliff at 4: -- 5 len 45 eastern, we'll take them live on the fox business network. >>> auto industry is heading toward the best year since 2007, great news for sure but the fiscal cliff, believe it or not threatens to run the them off the road. heres we details, lauren fix. crew tells me they will give me 30 seconds heads up. folks that love cars you will want to be a part of this. how will the fiscal cliff, we'll have 15 million unit here, aren't we? how would they drive it off the road. >>t would be easy to drive the off the road. consumers are buying cars, great deals and great product as well. think what happened in 2008. consumers wanted to buy cars. lenders weren't lending because of the recession. if you got yo
we awaiting president obama. he will take the podium in a matter of minutes and will bring you a statement on the fiscal cliff live. "piles of money" is on the way. ♪ adam: we've got a live picture for you of the white house briefing room. president obama is going to make comments about the fiscal cliff at 4: -- 5 len 45 eastern, we'll take them live on the fox business network. >>> auto industry is heading toward the best year since 2007, great news for sure but the fiscal...
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we awaiting president obama. he will take the podium in a matter of minutes and will bring you a statement on the fiscal cliff live. "piles of money" is on the way. ♪ she keeps you guessing. it's part of what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting morehan
we awaiting president obama. he will take the podium in a matter of minutes and will bring you a statement on the fiscal cliff live. "piles of money" is on the way. ♪ she keeps you guessing. it's part of what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed...
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the latest double speak from the obama administration. up next, just over 24-hours from now if we goefr the fiscal cliff, who should we blame? okay, here's the plan. you have a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to our explorer card. then, the united club. my motr was so wrong about you. next, we get priory boarding on our flight i booked with miles. all because of the card. and me. okay, what's the plan? plan? mm-hmm. we're on vacation. there is no plan. really? [ male announcer ] the united mileageplus explorer card. the mileage card with speci perks on united. get it and you're in. i wish i could keep it this way. [ male announcer ] now you can. with the crest pro-health clinical line. used together, they help keep your teeth 97% as clean as a dental cleaning. the toothpaste actually reduces plaque. and the rinse reaches all areas and is clinically proven to help prevent plaque regrowth. crest pro-health clinical line. together, they help keep your teeth 97% as clean as a dental cleaning. crest. life opens up when
the latest double speak from the obama administration. up next, just over 24-hours from now if we goefr the fiscal cliff, who should we blame? okay, here's the plan. you have a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to our explorer card. then, the united club. my motr was so wrong about you. next, we get priory boarding on our flight i booked with miles. all because of the card. and me. okay, what's the plan? plan? mm-hmm. we're on vacation. there is no plan. really? [ male...
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the new congress that was elected by the american people with barack obama probably is the one that should make the larger grand deal. what they need to do is get through the end of the year. i agree with ari, a clean slate would be great but i really don't see what the republicans' play is. spending cuts aren't popular either. do they think they're going to improve their brand by saying we're going to cut school lunches and the post office? do they think that will make it better for them? they would be best off just going ahead and taking the tax deal now and why they won't do that literally baffles me. >> both teams look like they're running down the clock. that's all they can agree on right now. joy-ann, ari, alice, my thanks to all three of you. appreciate your time. >>> we will talk to somebody now who really knows what it's like to be in house speaker john boehner's shoes. i'm joined by former house speaker dennis hastert. sir, great to have you here. i want to start with this tense phone call we have been reporting on between the president and speaker boehner. you were able to sit d
the new congress that was elected by the american people with barack obama probably is the one that should make the larger grand deal. what they need to do is get through the end of the year. i agree with ari, a clean slate would be great but i really don't see what the republicans' play is. spending cuts aren't popular either. do they think they're going to improve their brand by saying we're going to cut school lunches and the post office? do they think that will make it better for them? they...
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barack obama? >> guest: oh, it was truly historic. it was a transformative election. we had had 43 previous presidents in this country. they had all been white, and they had all been male. and so here comes a young senator, okay, who has a bold and innovative strategy as to how to win the white house. many people felt that it wasn't his time. many people felt it wasn't time for an african-american. he was running against in the democratic primary, he was running against hillary clinton who had the name clinton being, you know, the biggest, largest brand in the democratic party. she had a considerable war chest advantage as well as name recognition, and the fact that he was actually able to defeat her and then go up against war hero and a maverick in the general election, and america as such, was truly incredible, truly historic. sometime between 2006, 2005-2006, sometime in the there, enough people began telling him in various forums that we think that the time is now right for you. one of his advi
barack obama? >> guest: oh, it was truly historic. it was a transformative election. we had had 43 previous presidents in this country. they had all been white, and they had all been male. and so here comes a young senator, okay, who has a bold and innovative strategy as to how to win the white house. many people felt that it wasn't his time. many people felt it wasn't time for an african-american. he was running against in the democratic primary, he was running against hillary clinton...
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president obama was a guest on "meet the press." let's listen. >> 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bullet proof. they don't go home and have to prove their case because they have a choir back home. >> i think it has been very hard for speaker boehner and republican leading mcconnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest americans should go up a little bit as part of an overall deficit reduction package. >> in a statement house speaker john boehner shot back writing americans electedt president obama to lead, not to cast blame. the president's comments today are ironic as a current theme of negotiations is an unwillingness to agree to anything that would required him to stand up to his own party. does it look like the president and speaker are closer to mending fences? >> it doesn't. the president i think was seen by both parties in some respects as a bit of a pushover during the debate about the debt ceiling and frankly going back two years exactly now around extending the bush tax
president obama was a guest on "meet the press." let's listen. >> 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bullet proof. they don't go home and have to prove their case because they have a choir back home. >> i think it has been very hard for speaker boehner and republican leading mcconnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest americans should go up a little bit as part of an overall deficit reduction package. >> in a...